Windsor Budget Boasts No Tax Increase

May 10, 1989|By ANDY PARKER Staff Writer

WINDSOR — For the first time in three years, town residents will not face any tax or fee increases according to a budget proposed Tuesday.

The $219,070 budget unveiled Tuesday night calls for an average pay increase of slightly more than 4 percent for the four town employees, although the salary increases were determined individually for each employee and not across-the-board, said Steve Seufer, town administrator.

The town's real estate tax had been almost doubled to a total of 15 cents per $100 of assessed value over the past two years. But the proposed budget for fiscal year 1990 represents only a 6 percent increase over the current budget and required no tax increase. A public hearing on the budget will be held June 13.

In other business, the council:

Received a demographic study of the town conducted by Justin Friberg, a professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. The study suggested, among other things, that Windsor residents are more concerned about upgrading police protection, emergency services and education than in bringing a sewerage system to the town. But about two-thirds of the residents said they would be willing to pay a reasonable hookup fee and the monthly fees required by a sewerage system.

Voted unanimously to refuse all bids received concerning replacement of a portion of the town's water lines. An engineering study had estimated the work would cost about $105,000. The lowest bid received by the town was for $135,000. The town will seek new bids for the work.

Voted unanimously to accept a bid of $5,745 to replace three electric ga rage doors at the fire department. Town representatives have invited Isle of Wight County board members to visit the firehouse today to demonstrate the need for a new building.

Heard a report that the Western Tidewater Community Services Board will not locate an adult home in Windsor. Poor soil quality for the required septic sewage system caused the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to turn down the loan request for a home at the Windsor site.